Volterra_90 said:
Platina said:
This is basically the first anime series I've watched and completed and I really like it
Will write up a proper recommendation later :p
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Madoka Magica was awesome. I think it had the most surprising and memorable change of tone in that awesome and shocking moment (I think you remember THAT moment). Before that, I thought it was a generic "magical girls" anime. But when that happened, my jaw dropped to the ground. What the hell was that? Truly memorable.
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You're talking about episode 3?
I started watching this again the other day with a girl I recently started going out with, and realized just how smart this series is. The entire first episodes, and the opening, are designed to be as sugary as possible. The beginning is completely moe, and sickeningly sweet. The tone change is so well orchestrated, with small doubts planted here and there, and then completely reversing your understanding of all the characters by the end.
There are shows and movies where you get to the end and find out a twist that changes the narrative to the point where watching it again gives you a different perspective on character motivations. Magi Puella does this in a way that not only changes your understanding of the characters, but makes you realize that all the sugar you see in the first episode is actually belied by a massive cavity. Not many narratives have that ability.